For Uber, the goal of “trip experiences” is to make the user experience more pleasant than a usual ride, which may in turn drum up repeat business and affinity for the company’s brand.Credit Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The rise of new banking-focused start-ups like Number26 is forcing traditional players like Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase to respond to people’s desire to access financial services through their smartphones.Read more…

Niantic, a maker of games people play by trekking around their neighborhoods and cities, is bringing in two new investors, the Pokémon Company and Nintendo, after completing its spinoff from Google. Read more…

T-Mobile USA’s chief executive took to Twitter to announce the carrier would eliminate customers abusing its unlimited data plans. That prompted questions on the use of the word “unlimited.” Read more…

While most e-sports game are played on PCs, the device favored by most e-sports athletes because of the precision of keyboards and mice, Vainglory is played entirely by tapping on touchscreens, a method disdained by many hard-core gamers.Read more…

Lei Jun, left, chief executive of Xiaomi, and Hugo Barra, the company's vice president of international operations, introduced the Mi 4i phones in New Delhi on Wednesday.Credit Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters